COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO — Director's Dealing 2011

May 16, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK: 0000021665
Period of Report: 2011-05-06

Reporting Person: Verduin Patricia (Chief Technology Officer)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18509	Direct
Common Stock	545	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$68.15	2013-09-12	Common Stock (17000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$79.52	2014-09-11	Common Stock (18000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.23	2015-09-10	Common Stock (20000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$76.58	2016-09-16	Common Stock (22000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option became exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.

F2: Option becomes exercisable in one-third increments on each anniversary date, with the first third becoming exercisable on the date shown in this column.